Philip McKeon, the child star of award-winning 80s sitcom Alice, has died aged 55.
The actor died in Texas on Tuesday after a long battle with illness, McKeon’s spokesman Jeff Ballard told“We are all beyond heartbroken and devastated over Phil’s passing,” said Ballard in a statement to the outlet.
“His wonderful sense of humour, kindness and loyalty will be remembered by all who crossed his path in life.”, has died aged 55. Picture: Getty.from 1976 to 1985 alongside Linda Lavin. The show won eight Golden Globes, and was based on Martin Scorsese’sThe Facts of Life.ended, McKeon went on to star in a handful of other projects. His last on-screen appearance was 1994’s, which starred his sister.
McKeon later worked in the news industry and hosted a radio show in Wimberley, Texas, close to his family. Actor Charlie Sheen paid tribute to the late actor on Twitter, sharing a black-and-white photo of himself with McKeon from ‘No Day at the Beach’ — the episode of the 1980s NBC anthology series“Shared some wonderful moments in the ‘trenches’ with Phil McKeon many moons ago,” Sheen wrote. “Over the past few decades, he was always a perfect gentleman and an ebullient spirit.”he was always a perfect
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